From 19addcb51a1d100db483be98ee660b73dd5070d7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: obscuren <geffobscura@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 10 Jan 2014 10:58:46 +0100
Subject: Comments

---
 peer.go | 16 ++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+)

(limited to 'peer.go')

diff --git a/peer.go b/peer.go
index 15e0fdcf1..a855fe2b9 100644
--- a/peer.go
+++ b/peer.go
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ func ReadMessage(conn net.Conn) (*InMsg, error) {
   // XXX The data specification is made up. This will change once more details have been released on the specification of the format
   decoder := NewRlpDecoder(buff[:n])
   t := decoder.Get(0).AsString()
+  // If the msgdata contains no data we throw an error and disconnect the peer
   if t == "" {
     return nil, errors.New("Data contained no data type")
   }
@@ -39,9 +40,13 @@ func ReadMessage(conn net.Conn) (*InMsg, error) {
 }
 
 type Peer struct {
+  // Server interface
   server      *Server
+  // Net connection
   conn        net.Conn
+  // Output queue which is used to communicate and handle messages
   outputQueue chan OutMsg
+  // Quit channel
   quit        chan bool
 }
 
@@ -60,21 +65,28 @@ func (p *Peer) QueueMessage(msgType string, data []byte) {
   p.outputQueue <- OutMsg{msgType: msgType, data: data}
 }
 
+// Outbound message handler. Outbound messages are handled here
 func (p *Peer) HandleOutbound() {
 out:
   for {
     select {
+    // Main message queue. All outbound messages are processed through here
     case msg := <-p.outputQueue:
+      // TODO Message checking and handle accordingly
       p.WriteMessage(msg)
 
+    // Break out of the for loop if a quit message is posted
     case <- p.quit:
       break out
     }
   }
 }
 
+// Write a message to the peer.
 func (p *Peer) WriteMessage(msg OutMsg) {
+  // Encode the type and the (RLP encoded) data for sending over the wire
   encoded := Encode([]interface{}{ msg.msgType, msg.data })
+  // Write to the connection
   _, err := p.conn.Write(encoded)
   if err != nil {
     log.Println(err)
@@ -82,11 +94,13 @@ func (p *Peer) WriteMessage(msg OutMsg) {
   }
 }
 
+// Inbound handler. Inbound messages are received here and passed to the appropriate methods
 func (p *Peer) HandleInbound() {
   defer p.Stop()
 
 out:
   for {
+    // Wait for a message from the peer
     msg, err := ReadMessage(p.conn)
     if err != nil {
       log.Println(err)
@@ -104,7 +118,9 @@ out:
 }
 
 func (p *Peer) Start() {
+  // Run the outbound handler in a new goroutine
   go p.HandleOutbound()
+  // Run the inbound handler in a new goroutine
   go p.HandleInbound()
 }
 
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